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NEW FBC AWARD TO UNCOVER LINKS BETWEEN INFLAMMATION AND STARGARDT DISEASE

Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) is pleased to announce funding for a new research award focused on Stargardt disease. Dr. Bob Chow (University of Victoria) will be leading the project to understand the...

NEW & INNOVATIVE AMD TREATMENTS

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of vision loss in people over 50. It affects the central portion of the retina called the “macula” which is responsible for detailed,...

GENE THERAPY LUXTURNA RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLIC HEALTH CARE COVERAGE

Another hurdle in the process to bring the gene therapy Luxturna to Canadians has been cleared! In the last few weeks, the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) and...

NEW STUDY SHOWS STAGGERING COSTS OF INHERITED RETINAL DISEASES

Every year, the cost of inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) in Canada is $1.6 billion, a cost largely borne by affected individuals and their families. IRDs, including retinitis pigmentosa, rod-cone dystrophy, and Stargardt...

EYE HEALTH VIDEOS

Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) has partnered with Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) to produce a series of videos about vision health and a variety of eye diseases, hosted by Dr. Ana Juricic. Dr. Ana...

LOOKING INTO THE GENETICS OF INHERITED RETINAL DISEASES WITH DR. ROB KOENEKOOP

Meet the Expert: Dr. Robert Koenekoop is a Montreal-based clinician-scientist, meaning he is both a medical doctor, trained in Ophthalmology and also does research about inherited retinal diseases (IRDs). He’s also a...